Yusuf Tsojon Ishaya
Biographic Data
| ID | 4117277 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yusuf Tsojon Ishaya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yusuf Tsojon |
| FAMILY NAME | Ishaya |
| SIGNATURE | ISHAYA Y T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federal University Department of English and Literary Studies Wukari, Taraba State Nigeria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3071-0751 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Performance of Jukun Panegyrics
Although, from extant literature, Nigeria has been noted to have a considerable number of significant panegyrics, this variety seems to exclude the Jukun, an influential ethnic stock located in southern Taraba, along Nigeria’s northeastern corridor. This article describes Jukun panegyrics against their socio-cultural context. It uses Richard Bauman’s thought on performance as shared heritage peculiar to a people’s verbal art culture to describe h…
Pragmatic Analysis of the Inscriptions on Motor-Vehicles and Signboards
This paper analyzes the inscriptions on the motor-vehicles and signboards in Taraba State of Nigeria. Samples of inscriptions and signs were collected and analyzed using Austin’s Speech Act Theory which was later developed by Searle. The result of the analysis showed that each inscription has a connotative meaning, that is, meaning beyond the denotative or literary level. It was observed that contextual factors contribute a lot to the pragmatic m…
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Pragmatic Analysis of the Inscriptions on Motor-Vehicles and Signboards
This paper analyzes the inscriptions on the motor-vehicles and signboards in Taraba State of Nigeria. Samples of inscriptions and signs were collected and analyzed using Austin’s Speech Act Theory which was later developed by Searle. The result of the analysis showed that each inscription has a connotative meaning, that is, meaning beyond the denotative or literary level. It was observed that contextual factors contribute a lot to the pragmatic m…
Performance of Jukun Panegyrics
Although, from extant literature, Nigeria has been noted to have a considerable number of significant panegyrics, this variety seems to exclude the Jukun, an influential ethnic stock located in southern Taraba, along Nigeria’s northeastern corridor. This article describes Jukun panegyrics against their socio-cultural context. It uses Richard Bauman’s thought on performance as shared heritage peculiar to a people’s verbal art culture to describe h…
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